If its vision is as magenta-tinged as the sunglasses on the movie's poster, it's the rare kind of piece that works sharp dialogue, incisive humor and smart, unique performances (add Fairuza Balk's quick turn as the most unconsciously perceptive Band Aid to the litany of shrewd characterizations) into a framework of slick, studied guilelessness.

31) there is a guilelessness in his personality that draws the reader through the straightforward presentation to an appreciation that is even more keen, when the author, in later chapters, refers to so many of the interesting and famous personalities of the music world of the twentieth century.

The purity of her line, the directness of her gesture, the clarity of her articulation, the vulnerability with which she permits the music to engulf her limbs, and the sheer naturalness of her demeanor--all betoken the guilelessness of this country at its finest.

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